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Commissioner Posson stated that on the energy side in the memo, he referenced the California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) Energy Strategy, which includes some elements about residential, including low- income, as well as some of the measures that local governments can take in order to help get some additional independence. Commissioner Posson stated that a few things have changed since April, one of which is the St. Anton's Partner application which came before the Commission with around 190+ points, which is well above other applications that the Commission has considered. He noted that Mr. Smith had indicated that the Energy and Environment Committee is in the process of turning over due to term limits so he did not feel that the group had gelled to the point where a joint review would make sense. He added that the City is losing its Energy and Sustainability Manager at the end of the month, so with that position no longer available, staffing for the Energy and Environment Committee will not be there. Chair Blank inquired if the loss is permanent. Mr. Dolan replied that it is permanent for now. Commissioner Posson stated that a few things have changed in comparing the two applicants: the St. Anton project has tightened up a number of its elements by committing to the electrical vehicle charging station, onsite electric generation for the project's common area (a leasing building and community center), a commitment to 25 percent better than the Title 24 requirements, which is a significant stride forward, and solar tube skylights for energy conservation. Commissioner Posson stated that the real questions are: "What do we want to see ?" "Which side of the scale do we want to see ?" "Do we want to move further with additional requirements ?" He indicated that to pull this together, the initial suggestion does not appear to be viable based on the changes in the Energy and Environment Committee and City staffing. He noted that in their discussion, Mr. Dolan indicated that Planning staff is intending to require the same type of energy and water conservation measures as those of the St. Anton application for future multi - family projects coming before the Planning Commission, and that the Planning Division intends to bring a number of different ordinances before the Planning Commission for consideration to implement elements of the Climate Action Plan. He stated, however, that there are still a number of multi - family developments and other developments coming before the Commission, and the question is what the Commission wants to do in the interim. He stated that the real purpose of the discussion this evening is what approach the Commission wants to take with respect to energy and water conservation for new developments coming before this Commission. Chair Blank commented that just listening to Commissioner Posson — and the Commissioners who have been around for a while will know — reminds him of the automatic sprinkler system. He stated that when he first got to the Commission, he saw houses burn down because they did not have interior sprinklers. He noted that he just PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, June 12, 2013 Page 19 of 25